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Over a five-month flight, the pilots of Solar Impulse 2, a solar -powered airplane, will nosh on mushroom risotto, quinoa tabouleh and other meals prepared by the Nestle Research Center. The menu requires them to eat 11 times a day to keep their strength. Read More »

Last month, Ford CEO Mark Fields said the auto maker is pursuing a series of mobility experiments designed to address future transportation challenges. It turns out the project could be as simple as riding a bicycle.

Ford has filed a patent for a new car design with a removable bicycle frame tucked into its body. It would allow users to remove certain car parts–among them a jack and headrest–and reassemble them into a pedal-powered two wheeler. Read More »

Systems designed to reduce driver distraction cause more headaches for car owners than any other features in the vehicle, according to J.D. Power and Associates’ 2015 dependability study.

The California-based research firm found Bluetooth phone connectivity and voice recognition systems are the most frequently reporter problems after three years of ownership, and the glitches reduce loyalty to a brand. J.D. Power bases its findings on surveys of 34,000 owners’ who ranked their experience over the past 12 months with vehicles from the 2012 model year.

So-called telematics systems, designed to help drivers keep their eyes on the road and hands on the wheel, are installed in an increasing amount of new vehicles. These systems have been greeted by a flood of complaints about reliability. Read More »

With investors wondering about how the retailer will shore up its finances, Sears Holdings Corp. is scheduled to report its financial results for the fourth quarter on Thursday before the market closes. Here is what you need to know. Read More »

By Suzanne Kapner J.C. Penney Co. is scheduled to report its financial results for the fourth quarter on Thursday after the market closes. Here’s what you need to know: –EARNINGS FORECAST: Earnings of 11 cents a share is the median of estimates compiled by Thomson Reuters, flat with the same quarter last year. –REVENUE FORECAST: [...] Read More »

The London ingredient firm said it identified a way to mass-produce allulose, which the company says is a naturally occurring sugar with about one-tenth the calories of sucrose-–table sugar-–but 70% of the sweetness. Tate & Lyle plans to produce it using corn.

DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., the animation studio run by Jeffrey Katzenberg, will announce its fourth-quarter and year-end 2014 earnings after the market closes on Tuesday. Fourth-quarter earnings will be primarily driven by the poor performance of “Penguins of Madagascar,” released in November. Read More »

Target Corp. will report fourth-quarter financial results before the market opens Wednesday. Here is what you need to know.

Adjusted earnings of $1.46 a share is the average of analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters, compared with 90 cents a year ago. Target said in January that per-share earnings would be between $1.43 and $1.47 for the quarter. Read More »

Boston Beer Company Inc., which has seen its stock rise nearly 60% the past three months, is scheduled to announce its fourth-quarter earnings and year-end results after the market closes Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know about the Samuel Adams brewer: Read More »